Interest Groups in National and International Governance Regimes

Lehrinhalte

This course will examine theories and empirical research on how organised interests organise in the first place, are governed internally, enter and interact with each other in populations or interest communities, and seek to influence policy in national and international Governance regimes. Starting with the
history and the development of interest groups (IGs) and corporatist politics, students will get an overview of the nature and variety of IGs by reviewing the types of, and institutional issues related to them. The course will place special attention on the scope, nature and/or effect of the involvement of organised interests in policy-making, including the formulation of theoretical expectations and observable normative implications.

Art der Vermittlung

Präsenzveranstaltung

Art der Veranstaltung

Pflichtfach

Empfohlene Fachliteratur

Heywood, Andrew (2013) Groups, interests and Movements, In: ibd.: politics. 4th edition. New York: Palgrave; pp. 245-264.
Beyers, Jan et al. (Hrsg.) (2016) Legislative Lobbying in Context. Routledge.
Cairney, Paul (2019) Understanding Public Policy. Theories and Issues. 2 ed.,
Machmillan/Red Globe Press.
Chrisinger, David (2017) Public Policy Writing that matters. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Cigler, Allan/ Loomis, Burdett/ Nownes, Anthony (2015) Interest Group Politics. 9th editions, CQ press.
State-of-the-art articles from Peer-reviewed Journals (Journal of Public Affairs; Journal Interest Groups & Advocacy)
Lewis, David (2014) Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development. 3rd edition. Routledge

Lern- und Lehrmethode

Problem-based learning, classroom-debates, group work, case-studies, presentations, written activities, peer feedbacks

Prüfungsmethode

Continuous assessment, 60 points individual home assignments; 30 points group work; 10 points active participation

Voraussetzungen laut Lehrplan

none

Schnellinfos

Studiengang

Europäische Wirtschaft und Unternehmensführung (Bachelor)

Akademischer Grad

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

Studienplan

Berufsbegleitend

Studienjahr, in dem die Lerneinheit angeboten wird

2025

Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird

4 SS

Incoming

Nein

Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung

After successful completion of the course, students can:

  • Outline theories on interest representation; considering different interest systems such as neo-corporatist and pluralist systems
  • Determine and classify distinct types of interest groups and instruments (interest articulation & aggregation);
  • Identify legal as well as structural framework conditions of interest representation;
  • Understand the main perspectives on the interest production process in terms of mobilisation, strategy choice, access to political gatekeepers and, potentially, influence on policy outcomes
  • Analyse and evaluate functional and dysfunctional forms of political representation of interests and their effects on political decision-making in multiple venues;
  • Apply theoretical perspective on the relationships between policymakers and organised interests;
  • Select and design suitable methods to assess the role and success of organised interests, such as qualitative or quantitative (text) analysis, interviews, survey methods etc.
  • Evaluate real-world examples with regard to weaknesses and strengths of the applied strategy;
  • Develop and formulate their own lobbying (or advocacy) strategies based on practical guidelines;

Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung

0389-20-01-BB-DE-47e